Subsea electronic tagging and monitoring systems
AssigneeMentor Subsea Technology Services, Inc.
InventorsAnthony R. Cousins, Timothy M. Lower
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Abstract
A system for tagging and monitoring subsea installations such as valves used in hydrocarbon production includes a torque tool provided with a read/write head for inductive interaction with a data storage capsule on a valve installation, the capsule storing valve identification and status data. When the torque tool is operatively engaged with the shaft (or an adaptor) of the valve, the read/write head inductively energizes the capsule and inductively receives identification data from the capsule, as well as operating data of previous operation, and this data is sent to a console in an ROV so as to ensure correct identification of the valve and proper subsequent operation by the tool.
Claims12
A subsea electronic tagging and monitoring system comprising:
- a subsea installed device including a data storage capsule having tagging and operational data;
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- apparatus for operatively interacting with the subsea installed device, the apparatus comprising a read/write head for communicating with the data storage capsule, the read/write head being disposed so as to communicate with the data storage capsule when the apparatus is positioned for operative interaction with the installed device, the apparatus including means for sending the operational data to data processing equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.